Aleksander Śliwka
Polish volleyball player (born 1995)
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||
| Born | (1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 28) Jawor, Poland | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 342 cm (135 in) | ||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ||||
| Number | 11 | ||||
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Aleksander Śliwka (born 24 May 1995) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the Poland national team. He took part in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020; the 2018 World Champion, and a three–time Champions League winner (2021, 2022, 2023) with ZAKSA.
Career
Club
During the 2017–18 PlusLiga season, he was one of the main players of Asseco Resovia.[1] In May 2018, he moved to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[2]
National team
In 2015, he was called up to the Polish national team by the head coach Stéphane Antiga.[3] After the training camp in Spała, he joined the team led by coach Andrzej Kowal which took part in the 2015 European Games.
On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its 3rd title of the World Champion.[4] Poland beat Brazil in the final and defended the title from 2014.
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle- 2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Domestic
- 2018–19
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2018–19
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2023–24 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19
Youth national team
- 2013
CEV U19 European Championship - 2013
European Youth Olympic Festival - 2014 CEV U20 European Championship
Individual awards
- 2019: Polish Cup – Most valuable player[5]
- 2020: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
- 2021: CEV Champions League – Most valuable player
- 2023: Polish Cup – Most valuable player
- 2023: FIVB Nations League – Best outside spiker
State awards
- 2018:
Gold Cross of Merit[6]
References
- ^ "Siatkówka. Aleksander Śliwka jednak nie dla Trefla, młody przyjmujący zostaje w Rzeszowie". sport.pl (in Polish). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Kolejny reprezentant Polski w ZAKSIE Kędzierzyn-Koźle". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Antiga podał szeroki skład kadry: Z Kurkiem, ale bez Żygadły i Bartmana!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019". polsatsport.pl. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksander Śliwka.
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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Poland squad – 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Poland men's volleyball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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Poland squad – 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Silver medal | ||
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